Chapter 98 The Bruty War Begins

"Oh, wait a minute, I remember you saying just now that Dionysus was founded only a year ago and became the overlord of Greater Greece in less than two years?! It's just... it's..."

"You want to say 'miracle', right? I heard that the consul of Dionia is Hades' 'Blessed One', very young, but the battle under his command has never failed, Lucanian , Crotone people, Lokri people... have all been defeated by him one after another, maybe there is a miracle!"

"As you say, Dionia is so powerful in Greater Greece, and Corinth better not have a bad relationship with it because of this trivial matter of the arena..."

"That's your Corinthian business, Iavones."

"Okay, Hipparchus, tell me about you Lijim, you are in the land of Greater Greece, why haven't you allied with the mighty Dionia?"

"We Ligim have no intention of competing for the hegemony of Greater Greece, we just want to live our own lives."

"Everyone thinks so. But Hipparchus, the gods are moody, and maybe one day Lijim will be involved in the conflict of the great Greek city-states. Instead of being passive, it is better to actively look for powerful ones. ally……"

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Since this farce, everyone has been talking about the alien and the strange city-state alliance Dionia, and the name of Dionia has only begun to be known by more Greeks in mainland Greece, which is a later story.

At this time, in the auditorium of this arena, many people were inquiring about the origin of Dionia.

There were two young people in the audience, they were from Thebes, after listening to the conversation between Hipparchus and Iavones, one of the young people said excitedly: "Dionia, this is really a strange city-state. Alliance! What do you think, Epiminonda?"

Another young man sighed: "Being able to dominate Greater Greece in such a short period of time is not only the ability of the consul, but the political system of the Dionysian Alliance must have its own uniqueness!"

"You think the same as I do, I've decided!" the young man said loudly: "When my studies are over next year, I will go to Dionysus to see, you can go with me."

Ipaminonda shook his head: "I'm sorry, Pelopidas! You also know that my teacher Lucis has been promoting the teachings of the Pythagorean school in Corinth over the past few years, so I don't have to go to Tarantum anymore. , I can learn from him nearby, and at the same time help him with some affairs, so I can't go so far to avoid delaying time."

The young man named Pelopidas held down Ipamironda's arm: "Didn't that person just say,

The central city of Dionia is in Turii, which is just across the Gulf of Taranto, and can be reached by boat from the Gulf of Corinth in less than two or three days, and it is not far at all. Besides, you are my best friend, how can you bear to let me go out alone. "

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Collins imprisoned Adriankes and Lizaru, and the rest of the Dionysian athlete delegation had no intention of participating in the competition, and hurriedly sent someone back to Turiyi to report.

The Senate held a meeting to discuss the matter, and a few elders headed by Polyxis believed that Lizaru's reckless behavior had corrupted Dionia's image, and Adrianx, as the head of the delegation, had not managed the team well. So much so that Dionia has become the laughing stock of all Greece, and they should all be punished by the alliance!

Davos firmly opposed it. He believed that the actions of Adrianx and Lizaru were not wrong, but the conservative Corinthians, whose narrow national concept excluded the Dionians, who were composed of many ethnic groups. ! Since the native Greeks who claim to be orthodox refuse the participation of Dionian citizens with races such as Lucanians and Thracians, there is no need for Dionians to participate in the four major tournaments! Dionia has the ability and strength to organize her own games! ...

Davos' speech was supported by most of the elders, especially Vespa, Hermon, Butler, Marigi, Epithenes and others who responded positively.

However, to get Corinth to release Lizaru and Adriankes, the Senate has no other way. After all, Corinth is a veteran Greek power and will not take the newly rising Dionysian alliance in its eyes. And Dionia's current power cannot affect Corinth, so the only way is to send messengers to apologize to Corinth, and donate a certain amount of gold and silver to the Temple of Poseidon in Corinth, so that the members of the delegation can return safely.

All but Mersis objected. For Davos, the most important thing for Dionia right now is to concentrate on dealing with Bruti and not make any extra efforts. Therefore, although he is reluctant to this decision of the Senate, he can only endure this time temporarily. .

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During the autumn harvest, citizens are busy harvesting.

Davos was not idle either. He quietly went to the city of Asprostum to try the river valley leading to Ambania several times, and then went to the upper north bank of the Krati River to carefully observe the situation of the river and the Bixi on the other side of the river. Nia's location and environment, and also went to Laos to survey the mountain road leading to the Vig City area, accompanied by Little Herakrid, Mentotic Els, Mersis and others. Wherever they went, they calculated the flow rate and depth of the river, and considered issues such as the construction of roads, the possibility of erecting bridges, and the transportation of food.

After returning, Davos also discussed the offensive plan with Felixius, Calpus, Drakes and other military leaders.

At the end of September, before the autumn harvest was completely over, news came from Trina: some Brutians broke into Trina's territory and were captured!

In fact, the real situation is: after Antaoris sent Cosenza to Cosenza, the Bruti Tribal Alliance accelerated the attack and annexation of the tribes that refused to be incorporated, forcing some Bruti people who were unwilling to join the alliance to escape. mountains.

Davos, however, took advantage of the topic and asked Aristillas to send his spies to spread rumors in Turii, Amendolara, Crimisa and other cities: the Brutians are unifying the tribes and waiting to establish a powerful tribal alliance Afterwards, there will be an attack on Dionia, and now it's just a tentative attack by the Brutians...

At the same time, they also reminded the people: Don't forget the blood debts committed by the Brutians in the past when they looted the great Greek city-states many times!

The cities of Dionia were quickly enveloped in a tense atmosphere, and the citizens were even more indignant, and they strongly demanded: start a war against the Brutians, collect blood debts, and eliminate hidden dangers!

At the beginning of October, the autumn harvest was over, and there was a call for battle in Dionia, and the time was ripe for the use of force against Bruty.

After several rounds of discussions, the Senate announced to the citizens: The Brutians ignored Dionia's peace advice and warnings and wanted to destroy Dionia's allies, the Siru tribe. Based on the covenant and morality, Dionia would The Brutus declare war!

Thus, the Bruty War officially kicked off!

In the square of Aspurustum city, soldiers from the Fourth Legion of Crimea and Aspurustum are gathering...

In the Victory Square of Turui, the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Corps from Turui and Amendolara are gathering...

In the square of Neutum, part of the soldiers of the 3rd Legion are gathering...

Because of its extremely important location, Grummentum is in order to stabilize the situation in the Lucania region, so citizens who belong to the Third Army in the city cannot move lightly.

Just as the pre-war preparations were proceeding in an orderly manner, Davos once again met Hegesitus, the leader of the survivors of the Siru tribe, at the mansion.

"Dionia has declared war on the Brutes, and I believe it won't be long before you hear the news of victory. The Brutes still slaughter our Greek compatriots recklessly despite our warnings, and they will be punished!" Davos solemnly promised.

With tears in his eyes, Hegesitus said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Davos! Thank you very much for your selfless help to our weak tribe! You are worthy of Hades' favor! Great Greece! Guardian of fairness and justice! All of our surviving Sirius will pray to Hades all the time, wishing you health and safety! I also wish the citizens of Dionia an early victory! At the same time, I have a small request, I would like to ask you to agree."

"Oh, what's the request?"

"My clansmen and I hope to join your army, fight side by side with you, and seek revenge from the Brutus!" Hegesitus said excitedly.

"I can understand your feelings, but the Dionysian army has undergone hard training and has strict discipline. Violation of military regulations will even lead to beheading! I am afraid that your participation will not only increase our strength, On the contrary, it will affect our battle, because once the military law is violated, do you think I will be punished or not? So I cannot agree to your request." Davers politely but firmly refused.

Hegesitus looked disappointed, and he said unwillingly: "Then...then we can...be a guide!"

"The guide only needs two or three people." Davos saw that he was very disappointed and felt that the time was ripe, so he said: "But there is one thing you can do, do it well, you can give the Bruty Tribal Alliance the biggest Strike!"

"What's the matter?!" Hegsitus asked anxiously.

"Last time, I heard you say that some tribes in the Bruti region are not willing to merge, but because of the strength of the Bruti tribal alliance, they have to give in... I hope you can sneak back to Bruti and wait for Dionysus The news that Ya's army has entered the Bruti Mountains, you will persuade these tribes to rise up against this alliance. By then, it will be very easy to defeat the Bruti tribe alliance!" Davos said here, a little apologetically Looking at him: "However, for you, it is more dangerous to go back after escaping from Bruti—"